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embargo

Main Entry:: ¹em·bar·go
Pronunciation:: \im-ˈbär-(ˌ)gō\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural em·bar·goes
Etymology:: Spanish, from embargar to bar, from Vulgar Latin *imbarricare, from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra bar
Date:: 1593

1: an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports2: a legal prohibition on commerce <a trade embargo>3: stoppage, impediment; especially : prohibition <I lay no embargo on anybody's words — Jane Austen>4: an order by a common carrier or public regulatory agency prohibiting or restricting freight transportation

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